How do I change existing or add my own CustomDrawerItems to the MaterialDrawer? Please head over here on how to implement a proper CustomDrawerItem: http://stackoverflow.com/a/32543209/325479 http://stackoverflow.com/a/32542999/325479 Or you check out custom drawer item implementations here: https://github.com/mikepenz/MaterialDrawer/tree/develop/app/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/materialdrawer/app/drawerItems You might also find some answers here: https://github.com/mikepenz/MaterialDrawer/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=CustomDrawerItem